SIMON GRAYSON says Huddersfield Town have every incentive to topple Crystal Palace tomorrow – and insists his players are more than capable of coming back from London with all three points.

While Ian Holloway’s Eagles are flying high in second spot in the Championship, Grayson’s charges have slipped to 17th after taking only two points from their last six games.

But as he prepared to partner fit-again strike pair James Vaughan, a former Palace loan player, and Jermaine Beckford in the same starting side for the first time in 11 matches in a Sky-screened clash which starts at 5.20, the boss insisted: “The players are determined to put things right.

“We’ve had a blip, but given the nature of the division and the fact that we’ve had key players missing and been up against in-form opponents, that was always a possibility.

“We’re not making excuses, because we haven’t been playing well enough, and we’re up against another good side in Palace, but on the training ground, the tempo has been high and the spirit is good.

“The players know they need to do better, and there is huge motivation for them to perform in what should be a great match.

“We’re up against an attractive, high-flying side who in Wilfried Zaha, have the hottest property in the Championship, and it’s live on television.

“The last time we were on Sky (the 3-1 win at Blackpool in September), coincidentally against a team managed by Ian Holloway, we were excellent and claimed a great win, so why shouldn’t we do the same tomorrow?”

Striker Alan Lee’s retrospective punishment for elbowing former teammate Alex Bruce at the end of last Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Hull means he starts a three-match ban.

But fellow former Palace player Sean Scannell (inset) is pushing for a place, and Grayson, who will have his squad in for training on Christmas Day morning, added: “There could be a few tweaks, both in terms of players selected and tactics.”